Charities Registration (Security Information) Act (S.C. 2001, c. 41, s. 113)

Full Document:

Act current to 2012-05-02 and last amended on 2005-04-04. Previous Versions

Charities Registration (Security Information) Act

Assented to 2001-12-24

An Act respecting the registration of charities having regard to security and criminal intelligence information

[Enacted by section 113 of chapter 41 of the Statutes of Canada, 2001, in force December 24, 2001, see SI/2002-16.]

2. (1) The purpose of this Act is to demonstrate Canada’s commitment to participating in concerted international efforts to deny support to those who engage in terrorist activities, to protect the integrity of the registration system for charities under the Income Tax Act and to maintain the confidence of Canadian taxpayers that the benefits of charitable registration are made available only to organizations that operate exclusively for charitable purposes.
Marginal note:Principles
(2) This Act shall be carried out in recognition of, and in accordance with, the following principles:
- (a) maintaining the confidence of taxpayers may require reliance on information that, if disclosed, would injure national security or endanger the safety of persons; and
- (b) the process for relying on the information referred to in paragraph (a) in determining eligibility to become or remain a registered charity must be as fair and transparent as possible having regard to national security and the safety of persons.

3. The following definitions apply in this Act.

“applicant” « demandeur »: “applicant” means a corporation, an organization or a trust that applies to the Minister of National Revenue to become a registered charity.
“information” « renseignements »: “information” means security or criminal intelligence information and information that is obtained in confidence from a source in Canada, from the government of a foreign state, from an international organization of states or from an institution of such a government or organization.
“judge” « juge »: “judge”means the Chief Justice of the Federal Court or a judge of that Court designated by the Chief Justice.
“Minister” « ministre »: “Minister” means the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
“registered charity” « organisme de bienfaisance enregistré »: “registered charity” means a registered charity as defined in subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act.